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solely as the result of review of the employee’s attendance record, the

requirement shall follow counseling and written notice to the employee

and will commence following the written notice.
When an agency requires that an employee be examined by a physician

selected by the employer prior to return to duty, Article
of the OSU Agreement establishes time frames within which the

verification of fitness for duty will either be completed or the employee will
be returned to full pay status until such verification is completed.

Separation
There is no provision for cash payment for unused sick leave upon

separation from State service. However, employees who retire directly from
State service may use up to 200 days of unused sick leave for retirement

service credit and up to 200 days of unused sick leave may be used to defray
the cost of health insurance in retirement.

Extended Sick Leave
Under the Attendance Rules, an employee who has exhausted all leave

credits and who is absent due to personal illness may, at the discretion of
the appointing authority, be advanced up to five days of sick leave credits.

Sick leave credits may be advanced to avoid a payroll deduction, but it is
generally not appropriate to advance sick leave credits simply to postpone

sick leave at half-pay or leave without pay or when the employee will not be
able to return to work.

Advanced sick leave must be repaid as soon as possible following the
employee’s return to work from subsequent accumulations of leave credits.

Any advanced sick leave not repaid at time of separation is deducted from

any compensation due the employee.
Sick Leave at Half-Pay
Article 10.9 of this Agreement describes the conditions which must be

met before mandatory sick leave at half-pay must be granted. However,

under certain circumstances agencies may grant discretionary sick leave at
half-pay pursuant to Section 21.5 of the Attendance Rules during any

period of absence caused by personal disability for which the employee is
not entitled to mandatory sick leave at half-pay under the contract. During

waiting periods for mandatory sick leave at half-pay under this Agreement,
employees continue to be eligible for discretionary sick leave at half-pay

pursuant to the Attendance Rules and a determination must be made

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